In Which We Visit Grandma's House

On Wednesday, our person had a holiday for Independence Day.  Since she had nnot yet celebrated her birthday with her mother, the entire family went to the Eastern Shore to visit Grandma and celebrate the birthday of our person and our country.  The dates aren't the same, but they are "close enough."  Hitty Grace Sycamre Brown went along with another girl who lives here, named Susie.  Susie is part elf and made of resin, but she is very nice to the Hittys.



Susie doesn't like the heat very much, but Hitty Grace didn't mind.  She says the warm temperatures bring her wood to life!  Her first stop was checking on the herbs and potted plants on the deck.  Grandma has a very heavy butterfly living on her deck!



Then Hitty Grace looked at the flowers in the flower beds.  These purple ones were low enough to the ground for her to see up close!



Then she ventured past the back yard, which isn't very big, to the edge of the meadow beyond.  There were a lot of Queen Anne's lace flowers blooming.



We found a plant on the edge of the meadow, and Hitty Grace got some help to see the Queen Anne's lace up close!



It was a beautiful day!

In which we share some new things

Hitty Friend Lydia wanted to show you the prize that she won from entering the April Bo Peep challenge:

She is looking forward to doing some needlework with the wool and supplies in her new basket.

Hitty Grace found something our person brought home from the Farmer's Market on Saturday.  Can you guess what it is?

Hint - if you give up, we can show you on another blog post.

The Chesapeake Bay Hittys hope that all of the Moms had a great Mother's Day!

In Which Hitty Lydia plays Little Bo Peep

When the CBH girls were reading posts on Hitty Girls, they discovered that the Hitty Girls' April Challenge was to make a photo of Little Bo Peep, but since she'd lost her sheep, she would need to herd some other animals.  Hitty Fiend Lydia really, really wanted to play Bo Peep, so the other Hittys helped her pick out a special outfit, craft a crook, and round up some rabbits.  Most of the bunnies were lent to her by Hitty Beatrix and her sister Hitty Rosemary, however a few were from the Red Rose herd of bunnies.

Here's the photo they're submitting for the challenge.

And here's a close up of Hitty Friend Lydia, doesn't she look like a happy little shepherdess?

And here's her herd, up close.  As you can see, she brought along her toy sheep, and the Hittys one little lamb snuck into the picture!

In Which We Wish You A Blessed Easter!

Happy Easter from the Chesapeake Bay Hittys!

Jesus is Risen!

He is Risen Indeed!  Alleluia!

In Which We Visit Longwood Gardens

Yesterday, three of the Chesapeake Bay Hittys, Hitty Rachel, Hitty Maria and Hitty Grace, visited Longwood Gardens.  It was a beautiful day - not too hot, not too cold, not too sunny for photos - just perfect!  More than 250 photos were taken, so we will just share a few here with you. It was a wonderful day for all!

In Which Hitty Maria Arrives

The Chesapeake Bay Hittys have dreamed of meeting Ancestor Hitty, but have never had the opportunity to see her.  We have read that Michael Langton actually made a Perfume Hitty that replicated ancestor Hitty. Our person searched, but alas, they were nowhere to be found to invite here.

Well, she recently emailed Michael Langton and asked if there were any Hittys who might be ready to travel to new homes.  He kindly responded that he had 3 who were ready to travel, and emailed their photos to us.  We helped our person pick one who had a kind, gentle and happy face and then made arrangements for her travel to our home.  She arrived last Monday, and we gladly let her take her pick from our closet of dresses and began introducing her to our home.  Here are some photos of our newest friend, Hitty Maria.

In Which Hitty Rachel finds a daffodil in the sunshine

Hitty Rachel Raikes had heard from some of the others that the daffodils were blooming.  She had to go outside to see for herself.  She was quite pleased to hear the birds singing, see a very cheery daffodil dancing in the cool spring breezes.